Introduction to the Visual Studio .NET IDE

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Introduction to the Visual Studio .NET
IDE (LAB 1 )

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Chapter Outline

• Install Visual studio 2008
• Visual Studio Environment
• Menu Bar and Toolbar
• Visual Studio .NET IDE Windows
• Solution Explorer
• Toolbox
• Properties Window
• Using Help

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Install Visual Studio IDE

• Download Visual studio IDE from the internet.
• Opening Setup.exe

1- double click Install Visual Studio 2008.
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Install Visual Studio IDE Cont.
2- Review and accept license terms.
3- confirm that the Registration key and computer
name are entered correctly. Click Next.
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Install Visual Studio IDE Cont.
4- Select the Custom radio button, and then
ensure that the Product installation path is
optimal. Then Click Next
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Install Visual Studio IDE Cont.
5- Make sure C is checked, and ensure that you
have enough space on your computer to complete
the install. Then Click install.
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Install Visual Studio IDE Cont.
Visual Studio 2008 will begin its installation on
your computer!
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Visual studio Environment
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Overview of the VS.NET IDE

• Single IDE for all Languages.
• Server Explorer
• Event Viewer, Message Queues, Services
• SQL Databases, Data Connection, Etc.
• Integrated IE Browser
• HTML/XML Editors
• Dynamic Help
• Common Forms Editor
• VB.NET, C, and C
• ..

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Overview of the VS.NET IDE

• User creates a new project in Visual Studio
• A solution and a folder are created at the same
  time with the same name as the project
• The project belongs to the solution
• Multiple projects can be included in a solution
• Solution
• Contains several folders that define an
  applications structure
• Solution files have a file suffix of .sln
• Project contains files for a part of the
  solution
• Project file is used to create an executable
  application
• Every project has a type (Console, Windows, etc.)
• Every project has an entry point A Sub
  procedure named Main or a Form

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Recent Projects
Getting start (Help)
Compilation error and warning
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Create New project
Select project type
Select programming language in our case (visual
C)
Project name and there location
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Overview of the Visual Studio .NET IDE

• By default, the Visual Studio .NET IDE assigns
  the name WindowsApplication1 to the new project
  and solution.
• The Visual Studio Projects folder in the My
  Documents folder is the default folder referenced
  when Visual Studio .NET is executed for the first
  time.
• Programmers can change both the name of the
  project and the location where it is created.

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1- Menu Bar and toolbar

4- Solution explorer
2- Tool Box
3- Properties
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1- Menu Bar and toolbar
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1- Menu Bar and toolbar

• The IDE provides windows for accessing project
  files and customizing controls.
• These windows can be accessed via the toolbar
  icons or by selecting the name of the desired
  window in the View menu.

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2- Toolbox
The Toolbox window contains controls used to
customize forms. Programmers can drag and drop
controls onto the form.
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3- Properties
The Properties window displays the properties for
a form or control. Properties specify information
such as size, color and position.
Properties
Properties Value
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3- Properties Cont
We called this properties label1
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3- Properties Cont
We called this properties of button1
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Button properties
Effect Property Property
Text
BackColor
Font
Location
Size
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4- The solution explorer
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Execute Program

• You can execute program using toolbar icon
  
• When Visual Studio .NET begins execution, the
  Start Page displays

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Using Help
The Help menu contains a variety of commands,
which are summarized in the following table.
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Using Help Dynamic Help
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Conclusion

• In C .NET the code you create is organized
  using different layers of grouping
• Solutions contain one or more projects.
• Projects contain more than one file.
• Files.

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Conclusion

• Solution Explorer provides access to all the
  files in a solution.
• ToolBox contains controls used to customize
  forms.
• Properties Window displays the properties for a
  form or a control.

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Any Question?